These images are courtesy of Mary Zelencik,
historian for Edison School in Hammond.
The photographer is Terry Schreiber. Our thanks to both of them for sharing
these historic photos.
These images are not for reproduction, publication, or any other use without
permission of this web site host.

The panoramic photo of the Thomas Alva Edison
Elementary School in Hammond, Indiana, cannot begin to show the expanse and
decorative beauty of this three story school.

The iron "Snowflake" crest in the above center of the entrance welcomed
generations of students. The Snowflake now sits in the lobby of the new
Edison School at the same site.

What child would not enjoy
going to school and being greeted by a 4 foot decorative column sculpture of
a child holding a rabbit, building a towering brick structure. We didn't
know exactly what it represented but it whimsical, symbolic and fun. How you
could not have a good learning experience?

And the kids at Edison School enjoyed the birds
and the flowers all year long, presented by stone column headers on the
exterior of the building.

And the fanciful images of
sailboats, a dragonfly, a wagon and another flower lured our thoughts to
other adventures even while we were inside the building. So many symbols of
fun and exploration challenged our imagination at Edison School.